Ghana News Agency

Friday 6th October, 2017

By Audrey
Dekalu/Kwamina Tandoh, GNA
Accra Oct 6, GNA- The
National Investment Bank (NIB) has donated 24 brand new Laptops and LED
Television sets to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to be given to teachers who
have excelled in their fields of endeavour.
The donation is in
support of the 2017 National Best Teacher and Best School Awards.
The annual award
scheme established in October 1994 is a

By Audrey
Dekalu/Kwamina Tandoh, GNA

Accra Oct 6, GNA- The
National Investment Bank (NIB) has donated 24 brand new Laptops and LED
Television sets to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to be given to teachers who
have excelled in their fields of endeavour.

The donation is in
support of the 2017 National Best Teacher and Best School Awards.

The annual award
scheme established in October 1994 is aimed at recognizing the immense
contributions teachers across the country make in the nation’s quest to educate
its citizenry.

It is a means of
motivating outstanding teachers to give off their best in teaching effectively
and efficiently.

NIB has over the years
supported the education sector in diverse ways, in consonance with its
Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

In all, 12 units of
43-inch Full HD Smart TCL TV sets and 12 units of 14-inch Dual-Core HP laptops
were presented to the MoE.

Presenting the items,
Mr Alfred George Thompson, the Deputy Managing

Director of NIB
reiterated that NIB is excited to once again support the ministry in rewarding
hard-working and selfless teachers across the country.

The provision of
infrastructure and logistics according to him are “key in the advancement of
quality academic work hence, the Bank’s desire to partner the MoE in addressing
the needs of players in the education sector, like teachers.”

He emphasized that,
“computers are very critical in the area of research, and these laptops we
believe will to a large extent help beneficiary teachers conduct their research
with ease and timely and also ensure that accurate and useful information is
imparted to students.

“If we help teachers,
we essentially help ourselves as they will impart the knowledge they have to
our children who eventually, will perform excellently to become professionals
in the financial, educational, energy and other sectors of the economy.”

Receiving the items,
Deputy Minister for Education Hon. Barbara Ayisi Asher expressed delight at the
gesture saying it will go a long way to enable the ministry and the country
show appreciation to the gallant teachers of the land.

“Teachers have been
very pivotal in our national development agenda, moulding and shaping our
future leaders and we need to support them.”

She further pledged
the MoE’s commitment to partnering NIB in fulfilling its social
responsibilities towards quality education and national development.